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Mississippi State in. Who would be out between Dayton, Penn State, SD State and Maryland? I'm leaning towards bumping Penn State, simply due to the awful non-con.

Also, if I had to guess what team we'll miss, I'd guess Creighton or St. Mary's, with PSU/Maryland/SD State out.

So, looking at a bracket straight from the S-Curve (without applying bracket rules or locations yet), we have: REGION A REGION B REGION C REGION D 1. North Carolina 1. Pittsburgh 1. Louisville 1. Connecticut 2. Memphis 2. Oklahoma 2. Duke 2. Michigan State 3. Wake Forest 3. Villanova 3. Kansas 3. Missouri 4. UCLA 4. Syracuse 4. Florida St. 4. Washington 5. Gonzaga 5. Xavier 5. Illinois 5. Purdue 6. Marquette 6. Arizona St. 6. West Virginia 6. Clemson 7. Utah 7. BYU 7. Texas 7. California 8. Ohio State 8. Butler 8. Oklahoma St. 8. Tennessee 9. Wisconsin 9. Michigan 9. LSU 9. Boston College 10. Maryland 10. San Diego St. 10. Minnesota 10. Texas A&M 11. Dayton 11. USC 11. Utah State 11. Temple 12. Miss. St. 12. Cleveland St. 12. VCU 12. Siena 13. Northern Iowa 13. W. Kentucky 13. ND State 13. S.F. Austin 14. Cornell 14. Portland St. 14. Akron 14. American 15. ETSU 15. CS Northridge 15. Robert Morris 15. Binghamton 16. Alabama St. 16. Morehead St. 16. Radford 16. Morgan State 16a. Chattanooga EDIT: Fixed to include Mississippi State. Removed Penn State.

Another chip in MSU's cap is that both non-conference losses happened without Suton in the lineup.

Using an extremely scientific method, here's how the auto-bids that weren't locked for at-large bids are ordered: USC (Pac-10) Utah State (WAC) Temple (A-10) Siena (MAAC) VCU (CAA) Cleveland State (HORZ) Mississippi State (SEC if they win) Northern Iowa (MVC) Western Kentucky (SB) North Dakota State (SUMMIT) Stephen F. Austin (SL if they win) American (PAT) Akron (MAC) Portland State (BSky) Cornell (Ivy) East Tennessee State (ASun) Cal State Northridge (BW) Robert Morris (NEC) Binghamton (AE) Morgan State (MEAC) Radford (BSouth) Morehead State (OVC) Texas SA (SL if they win) Alabama State (SWAC) Chattanooga (SC) Yes, Chattanooga came out dead last, even below the SWAC team. So, taking those and adding them to the current S-Curve (assuming the better team wins both tournaments where the loser is out), we have (after alterations) 1. North Carolina 2. Pittsburgh 3. Louisville (BE) 4. Connecticut 5. Michigan State 6. Duke (ACC) 7. Oklahoma 8. Memphis (CUSA) 9. Wake Forest 10. Villanova 11. Kansas 12. Missouri (B12) 13. Washington 14. Florida State 15. Syracuse 16. UCLA 17. Gonzaga (WCC) 18. Xavier 19. Illinois 20. Purdue (B10) 21. Clemson 22. West Virginia 23. Arizona State 24. Marquette 25. Utah (MWC) 26. BYU 27. Texas 28. California 29. Tennessee (SEC) 30. Oklahoma State 31. Butler 32. Ohio State 33. Wisconsin 34. Michigan 35. LSU 36. Boston College 37. Texas A&M 38. Minnesota 39. Penn State 40. San Diego State 41. Maryland 42. Dayton 43. USC (Pac-10) 44. Utah State (WAC) 45. Temple (A-10) 46. Siena (MAAC) 47. VCU (CAA) 48. Cleveland State (HORZ) 49. Northern Iowa (MVC) 50. Western Kentucky (SB) 51. North Dakota State (SUMMIT) 52. Stephen F. Austin (SL if they win) 53. American (PAT) 54. Akron (MAC) 55. Portland State (BSky) 56. Cornell (Ivy) 57. East Tennessee State (ASun) 58. Cal State Northridge (BW) 59. Robert Morris (NEC) 60. Binghamton (AE) 61. Morgan State (MEAC) 62. Radford (BSouth) 63. Morehead State (OVC) 64. Alabama State (SWAC) 65. Chattanooga (SC)

Mostly because the world has been spoon fed crap about how the Big East is the best conference ever all year. All the while, the ACC has been the #1 conference all year.

Statistically, it would not surprise me to see Pitt, UNC, Duke and Michigan State as the #1 seeds, despite Louisville winning the Big East championship and ten straight. They just didn't have the numbers going into the conference tourney. Either way, it'll be 4 of those 6 that get them. Oklahoma and Memphis just don't have a case.

I'm picking for 2nd and 3rd rounds: Sean Rodriguez, 2B, Anaheim and Danny Cortes, SP, KC.

I had two names on Friday, let me go find them again...

Lot of auto bids yesterday with Akron, Utah State, Morgan State, Alabama State, Missouri, USC, Temple, Cal State Northridge, 4 bids for today with the favorites being Stephen F. Austin, Duke, Tennessee, and Purdue. Mississippi State could still ruin an at-large team's chance.

Memphis doesn't have the profile for a 1 seed, but they have the profile and "momentum" for a 2 seed.

I think Duke, as much as I despise the free pub they get on ESPN, has a case for the 4th 1 seed. UNC, Pitt, Louisville, Duke.

USC's win bumps a team off the bubble. According to our list, that team is Arizona, coincidentally.

Was something wrong with McCamey other than "useless"? I didn't see him the entire second half.

Has Legion done anything productive this year?

Most teams: The jump shots aren't falling. Maybe we should drive the lane and go inside more to get some easy shots. Illinois: The jump shots aren't falling. Maybe we should have someone else take jump shots until we find someone that makes them.

Current "S-Curve": 1. Pittsburgh 2. North Carolina 3. Connecticut 4. Oklahoma 5. Michigan State 6. Louisville 7. Duke 8. Memphis (CUSA) 9. Wake Forest 10. Kansas 11. Washington 12. Villanova 13. Missouri 14. Clemson 15. UCLA 16. Florida State 17. Xavier 18. Gonzaga (WCC) 19. Illinois 20. Syracuse 21. West Virginia 22. Purdue 23. Arizona State 24. Marquette 25. BYU 26. Texas 27. California 28. Oklahoma State 29. Butler 30. Utah 31. Tennessee 32. Wisconsin 33. Michigan 34. LSU 35. Boston College 36. Texas A&M 37. Ohio State 38. Minnesota 39. Penn State 40. San Diego State 41. Maryland 42. Dayton 43. Arizona 44. Siena (MAAC) 45. Cleveland St. (Horizon) 46. VCU (CAA) 47. N Iowa (MVC) 48. WKU (SB) 49. NDSU (Summit) 50. Portland St. (BSky) 51. Cornell (Ivy) 52. Robert Morris (NEC) 53. ETSU (ASun) 54. Radford (BSouth) 55. Chattanooga (SC) 56. Morehead St. (OVC) Still need to fit in American (Pat), Binghamton (AE), Big West (CS Northridge), A-10 (Temple), Southland (SF Austin), MAC (Buffalo), SWAC (Alabama State), WAC (Utah State), and MEAC (Morgan State). Possibly Baylor, USC and Auburn/Miss State. As for movement, these are the teams I think should move (simplified from what I have earlier): - Oklahoma down below the 2 seeds - Clemson down a bunch, below Purdue - Xavier down below Purdue - Syracuse up below Florida State - Missouri up below Kansas - Utah and Tennessee up above BYU - Ohio State up above Michigan/Wisconsin

Mississippi State beat LSU 67-57. Bubble teams all over the country have suddenly become huge Tennessee fans.

I know it's a bit early, but here's the order of the bubble: Ohio State Minnesota Penn State San Diego State Maryland Dayton Arizona ------------ CURRENT CUT LINE Utah State St. Mary's Creighton USC Temple Auburn Virgina Tech South Carolina Florida New Mexico The Cut Line will move up if USC wins the Pac 10, Baylor wins the Big 12, Tulsa wins the CUSA, or Miss State or Auburn wins the SEC. So as many as 4 other bubbles could be screwed. The ACC, Big 10, MWC and Big East champs will be a team above the cut line. So, even SD State and Maryland should probably just go ahead and win that auto-bid.

As of this morning, the top 4 in RPI, in order, are Pittsburgh, Duke, UNC, Michigan State.

My opinions on placement listed above in blue.

Back in the old days of...last year?

They beat Louisville

I'll leave the bubble discussion open until tomorrow at noon. Then I'll post a semblance of what the 65 team field looks like at this time.

If anything, this makes the Miles and Gathright acquisitions even more puzzling.